Jan
25
New EU Logo Reveals All
January 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment
The new EU logo symbolising the six-month Austrian presidency of the European Council was today heavily criticised by a British Member of the European Parliament, Ashley Mote, who sits as an independent for south-east England.
Mr Mote has written to the European Council to ask:
“Does the symbolism of the bar-code logo of the EU’s Austrian presidency [...]
Jan
20
Letter to The Times – published 20 January
January 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Sir
Commissioner Grybauskaite’s attack on the British rebate (report 14 January) portrays the European Union as a source of charity. As the commissioner responsible for the EU’s entire budget, she is clearly committed to proactive socialist ideas on the management and redistribution of wealth. Given that her political career started during the Soviet occupation of Lithuania [...]
Jan
17
EU’s Ports Services Directive Mauled : Voted Down by 532 to 120
January 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment
17 January 2006
MEPs from all sides of the political spectrum debating the EU’s proposed docks service directive hammered it to certain death. This was the EU’s second attempt to impose restrictive regulations on ports – the first having been several years ago.
The British assault on the rehashed draft directive was led by Ashley Mote, independent [...]







